Lin Yao, who had just been escorted to the door, was dragged back. She was terrified and her legs trembled at the sight of Zhou Shuhua's frightening appearance.

Deputy Secretary Wang, as if grasping at a straw, pointed at Zhou Shuhua on the ground and shouted urgently.

"Quick! Lin Yao! Didn't you graduate from medical school? Go check on Director Zhou right away!"

Lin Yao was pushed in front of Zhou Shuhua. Looking at that painful and distorted face, she was so frightened that she shrank back.

Why would she know about this?

In college, I was too busy being vain and comparing myself to others. I barely turned a few pages of my books and relied entirely on cheating on exams.

When she arrived at the military hospital for her internship, the doctors and her fellow interns thought she was incompetent and feared she would disregard human life, so they wouldn't let her do any serious work.

She crouched down, trembling, and pretended to press on Zhou Shuhua's chest twice.

"Ugh—!"

Zhou Shuhua was pressed down so hard that she suddenly arched her back and let out an even more shrill cry of pain. Her eyes rolled back, and she looked like she was about to pass out!

"You incompetent bastard! Do you even know how to do it?!"

The secretary was so angry he almost slammed his fist on the table.

"Are you saving someone or killing them?!"

Lin Yao was so frightened that she sat down on the ground with a "plop," her face contorted in a grimace, unable to speak coherently.

"I...I really don't know...I'm at the hospital...they...they won't let me touch the patients...I...I didn't know..."

"Take her away immediately!"

The secretary waved his hand impatiently.

The people in the room were all pale-faced, as anxious as ants on a hot pan, surrounding the barely breathing Zhou Shuhua, completely helpless.

"How about... I give it a try?"

A clear and calm voice rang out, not loud, but like a stabilizing force, instantly silencing the noise in the room.

It's Zhou Qiqi.

All eyes immediately turned to her, filled with astonishment and suspicion.

The secretary looked at her with a complicated expression, but with the situation pressing, he couldn't worry about anything else and tried to ask in a gentle tone.

"Comrade Zhou Qiqi? You also know medicine?"

Zhou Qiqi shook her head, speaking clearly and quickly.

“I don’t understand. But my dad used to have the same problem, the exact same heart attack. When it flared up, my mom would treat him, and he would feel much better each time. My mom taught me this method too.”

She looked at Zhou Shuhua's bruised face and rapid breathing, her eyes resolute.

"If this drags on any longer, it might not be good. I can try to help her deal with it."

The deputy secretary, who was Zhou Shuhua's old classmate, was unhappy.

"Even medical students don't understand, what do you, a rural woman who knows nothing, know? Are you trying to get revenge on Director Zhou?"

He raised an eyebrow. "You and she are not related. If something happens, can you take responsibility?"

Shen Huaichuan stood by Zhou Qiqi's side without hesitation and voiced his support.

"Director Zhou is my mentor's wife. If anything happens to her, I, Shen Huaichuan, will take full responsibility!"

Seeing Zhou Shuhua's deteriorating condition, the Party Secretary gritted his teeth and said, "Fine! You give it a try! What do you need?"

Without hesitation, Zhou Qiqi rolled up her sleeves and immediately began giving instructions.

She first looked at Shen Huaichuan's orderly.

"Qin Lei! Go and fetch a basin of cold water right now, the colder the better! Also, find a clean towel!"

"There's a well in the backyard! I know where it is! I'll take him there!"

The committee member who had previously spoken up for Zhou Qiqi immediately stood up.

The Party Secretary yelled at his secretary, "Quick! Go to my office, there are new towels in the cabinet! Go for a run!"

The people scattered immediately, moving with lightning speed.

Zhou Qiqi then directed the remaining male comrades.

"Quickly! Lift the person flat onto the conference table! Face down, make sure there's space around their neck!"

Shen Huaichuan was the first to rush forward and, without saying a word, supported Zhou Shuhua's shoulder.

The others also pitched in to help, carefully lifting the limp Zhou Shuhua onto the large conference table, where she lay face down with her neck slightly supported.

Soon, Qin Lei rushed in carrying a large enamel basin, water splashing everywhere, the freshly drawn well water still steaming with a chilling white vapor.

The secretary, panting, held up a brand-new white towel.

Zhou Qiqi took the towel, soaked it in the icy well water, and wrung it out until it was half dry.

She walked to the table and said to Shen Huaichuan, "Huaichuan, hold the basin steady."

Without saying a word, Shen Huaichuan steadily held the basin of ice water.

Zhou Qiqi quickly wiped Zhou Shuhua's forehead and the back of her neck with a wet towel in one hand, while steadily supporting the back of her head with the other.

Then, to everyone's astonishment, she lifted Zhou Shuhua's head and suddenly plunged that pained and contorted face into a basin filled with icy well water!

At the same time, she pressed down on the back of Zhou Shuhua's neck with a little force to ensure that her mouth and nose were completely submerged in the water!

"Ah! What...what are you doing?!"

Secretary Wang cried out, his face turning pale.

"Nonsense! Is this saving lives or harming them?! Zhou Qiqi, can you take responsibility for this?!"

"Yes! I've never seen anyone save someone like this before!"

Others nearby echoed this sentiment, their faces filled with astonishment.

Shen Huaichuan's eyes were like knives as he glared fiercely at Secretary Wang.

He held the basin firmly in his arms, as if it were a rock, and hissed, "Shut up! Let Qiqi do it!"

The icy well water enveloped her head and face, and Zhou Shuhua's body convulsed violently.

Zhou Qiqi silently counted in her mind: one, two, three... ten!

Time seemed to stand still.

Everyone held their breath, their eyes fixed on the head submerged in the water.

Ten seconds later, Zhou Qiqi suddenly lifted Zhou Shuhua's head out of the water!

"Cough! Cough cough cough—!"

Zhou Shuhua burst into a violent cough, gasping for breath.

The bruises on her face had faded a little, and her eyelids had opened with difficulty, but her eyes were still unfocused, and her chest was heaving violently.

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